| Volume: 2; Issue: 1; June 2020 |
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| Title : DECLINE OF HOUSE SPARROW AND COMMON MYNA POPULATION IN DODA REGION OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, INDIA |
| Authour(s): Wahied Khawar Balwan and Neelam Saba |
| Keywords: Acridotheres tristis, Conservation, Doda, Passer domesticus. |
| Abstract: The House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) and Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis),once\r\nvery common birds, have declined markedly in most parts of the India including Doda district of\r\nJammu and Kashmir. Once these birds were distributed widely in Doda district but over the past few\r\nyears, they became not so common in this region. A study has been conducted during April 2016 to\r\nApril 2020 to establish the database for their current populationand to assess the possible causes of\r\ntheir decline in Doda district. The house sparrow is a symbiotic bird species highly adaptable with\r\nhuman habitation.House construction due to modern trend has resulted in reduced safe nesting for\r\nsparrows and mynas. Green spaces in our cities give way to more concrete construction due to which\r\nthe house sparrow and myna loses its foraging ground. There is a dire need of ecological balancing to\r\nsave the Sparrows and Mynas from getting extinct. |
| DOI: https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2020.2103 |
| How to cite this article: Balwan W.K. and Saba N. (2020). Decline of House Sparrow and Common Myna Population in Doda Region of Jammu and Kashmir, India. International Journal of Biological Innovations. 2(1): 20-24. https://doi.org/10.46505/IJBI.2020.2103 |
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